In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones
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Film description
In Indian culture, the guru-shishya tradition defines the teacher-student relationship, setting the standard for education for centuries. It is rooted in closeness, but also in deep reverence for hierarchy. Here, the teacher is less a partner than a superior whose authority remains unquestioned – a guardian of an academic and social order that is conservative, suppressing of individuality, and inherently suspicious of unconventional student ideas (such as planting trees along railway tracks when the examination board expects a classic public building design). Pradip Krishen's protagonist, Anand "Annie" Grover, is incapable of conforming to the established rules and is repeating his final year for the fifth time, placing his personal ideals above a degree. A perpetual student who prefers trees to conventional assignments, Annie constantly challenges the faculty, spurred on by his equally rebellious classmates. Creative, impatient, and idealistic, they dream of making the world a better place and dismantling the system. Woven with vibrant satire and pulsating with 1970s psychedelic music, the film captures the timeless clash between individuality and institutional conformity. The screenplay was penned by Indian author Arundhati Roy, who would later achieve global acclaim with The God of Small Things.
text:
Blanka K. Dżugaj
Pradip Krishen
Born in 1950, he is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and nature enthusiast and educator. He directed three feature films, two of which won the prestigious National Film Award. In 1995, he left filmmaking to devote himself to ecology and botany. His 2006 book, Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide, became a bestseller in India, followed by his second major work in 2014, Jungle Trees of Central India.
1985 Massey Sahib
1989 A Annie dalej swoje/In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones
1992 Electric Moon
